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The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small,
uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him.
Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed
forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of
driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his
few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he
arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling
up to the sky.
The worst had happened ~ everything was lost. He was stunned
with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me?" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was wakened by the sound of a
ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers.
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It's easy to get discouraged sometimes when things appear to be
going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work
in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember,
next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may
be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
For all the negative things, we have to say to ourselves, God
has a positive answer for it. Pass this on, you never know whose
life may be in need of this today. Believe me, there are some
days when we all feel that our huts are burning."
uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue him.
Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed
forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of
driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to store his
few possessions. But then one day, after scavenging for food, he
arrived home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke rolling
up to the sky.
The worst had happened ~ everything was lost. He was stunned
with grief and anger. "God, how could you do this to me?" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was wakened by the sound of a
ship that was approaching the island. It had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers.
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It's easy to get discouraged sometimes when things appear to be
going badly. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at work
in our lives, even in the midst of pain and suffering. Remember,
next time your little hut is burning to the ground, it just may
be a smoke signal that summons the grace of God.
For all the negative things, we have to say to ourselves, God
has a positive answer for it. Pass this on, you never know whose
life may be in need of this today. Believe me, there are some
days when we all feel that our huts are burning."
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